Leicester bar Broood@VinQuatre is set to close, after just over two years in the city.

The King Street venue was launched in December 2016 by Steve and Jenny Thatcher, who were keen to bring top quality real ales to the people of Leicester.

Now the couple have revealed that the bar will close on Saturday, January 19.

Running Broood was a change of career for Steve, who had been an insolvency lawyer for 27 years - the last six of those helping sort out Irish debt issues flowing from the credit crunch.

Looking for a new challenge, he and Jenny took on the King Street bar, making use of their passion for real ale, Jenny's experience of running a catering company, and their desire to give the city a venue for people their age.

Previously known as Sloanes and Out of the Vaults, the couple named their new venture Broood@VinQuatre in homage to the Vin Quatre bar that was located there in the 90s.

Broood served beers from 500 different breweries (Image: Broood)

In order to bring the building back to a useable state, Steve and Jenny invested all their savings into the venue - but it paid off, as they created hugely popular rear ale bar.